THE goals WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED TO KNOW WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED TO KNOW

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On 25 September 2015, the Member States of the United The inclusion of Goal 11 to “Make and human Nations agreed on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” is, in (SDGs) of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. The SDGs large part, the fruit of the hard-fought campaign by local build on the Millennium Development Goals, the global governments, their associations and the urban community. agenda that was pursued from 2000 to 2015, and will SDG11 marks a major step forward in the recognition of guide global action on sustainable development until the transformative power of urbanization for development, 2030. and of the role of leaders in driving global change from the bottom up. The SDGs are a cause for celebration by local and regional governments the world over. Even before However, the role of local administrations in the the confirmation of the final 17 goals, the inclusive achievement of the Agenda goes far beyond Goal 11. nature of the Post-2015 process itself represented All of the SDGs have targets that are directly or a major victory for all stakeholders. indirectly related to the daily work of local and regional governments. Local governments should The UN carried out the largest consultation in its history not be seen as mere implementers of the agenda. on the Post-2015 Agenda. Throughout the process, Local governments are policy makers, catalysts of UCLG, facilitating the Global Taskforce of Local and change and the level of government best-placed to Regional Governments, advocated for a stand-alone link the global goals with local communities. goal on sustainable urbanization and called for all goals and targets to take into account the different contexts, UCLG’s members are committed to actively contributing opportunities and challenges at sub-national level. to a new global partnership between international institutions, national governments, civil society, the private sector and, of course, local and regional governments. We will continue to use global platforms to speak out for the potential of local action to drive development and to call for appropriate legal and financial frameworks to support all local and regional governments in playing our part in the achievement of this ambitious, integrated and universal agenda. SDG 01 1 This goal is about raising the incomes of the poorest, but it’s also RELATED MDG about ensuring access to basic services, and protecting everyone ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY from human-caused and natural disasters AND HUNGER

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by 2030, ERADICATE 1.1 EXTREME POVERTY for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less END than $1.25 a day POVERTY by 2030, reduce at least IN ALL ITS FORMS 1.2 by half the proportion of men, women and children of all EVERYWHERE. ages living in POVERTY IN ALL ITS DIMENSIONS according to national definitions Why does SDG1 matter to local governments? by 2030 ensure that 1.4 all men and women, SDG 1 takes a multi-dimensional view of poverty and therefore requires particularly the poor and the multiple, coordinated responses. Local governments are in the ideal vulnerable, have equal rights position to identify people living in poverty on the ground, and to to economic resources, as well target resources and services to help them escape it. as ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES, ownership, and control over land Our responsibilities for local basic services, such as water and and other forms of property, sanitation, make us key partners in the achievement of SDG1. inheritance, natural resources, We can also play a role by developing local economic development appropriate new technology, strategies to create jobs and raise incomes, and by building the and financial services including resilience of our communities to shocks and disasters. microfinance

OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS by 2030 BUILD THE • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 1.5 RESILIENCE OF THE • Financing for Development • Habitat III POOR and those in vulnerable situations, and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters SDG 02 1 RELATED MDG This goal is about making sure that everyone can enjoy a safe, ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY nutritious diet, all year round AND HUNGER

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END by 2030 END HUNGER and 2.1 ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people HUNGER , in vulnerable situations including infants, to safe, nutritious and ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY sufficient food all year round AND IMPROVED NUTRITION by 2030 END ALL FORMS AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE 2.2 OF MALNUTRITION, including achieving by 2025 the AGRICULTURE. internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under five years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent Why does SDG2 matter GIRLS, PREGNANT AND LACTATING WOMEN, and older persons to local governments? Local and regional governments’ management of natural resources in by 2030 double the rural areas, particularly land and water, underpins food security for 2.3 agricultural productivity the surrounding territory. Local governments can support agricultural and the incomes of SMALL-SCALE production and local economic growth by strengthening transport FOOD PRODUCERS, particularly women, indigenous peoples, family infrastructure and markets to promote local food chains. farmers, pastoralists and fishers, In urban areas, local governments must ensure that people are including through SECURE AND able to purchase and cook safe, affordable, nutritious food. Urban EQUAL ACCESS TO LAND, other productive resources and inputs, planning can play a major role in waste reduction and food security KNOWLEDGE, financial services, by facilitating effective food-related transport and storage, access to MARKETS, and opportunities for clean water and sanitation. They can also promote urban agriculture value addition and NON-FARM on both public and private land. EMPLOYMENT Local governments can use healthcare services and schools to identify and tackle child malnutrition. by 2030 ensure SUSTAINABLE 2.4 FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Rural local governments can manage collective resources and reform and implement resilient agricultural land tenure in ways that protect the rights of the poorer groups, practices that increase productivity including secondary right holders. and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: capacity for adaptation to climate • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 change, extreme weather, drought, • Financing for Development • Beijing +20 • Climate Change flooding and other disasters, and that progressively improve land and soil quality SDG 03 4 5 6 RELATED MDGS This goal is about helping people to live long COMBAT HIV / AIDS, REDUCE IMPROVE MATERNAL MALARIA AND and healthy lives CHILD MORTALITY HEALTH OTHER DISEASES

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by 2030 reduce the global 3.1 MATERNAL MORTALITY ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 ENSURE live births HEALTHY LIVES by 2030 end preventable 3.2 deaths of newborns and AND PROMOTE WELLBEING FOR under-five children ALL AT ALL AGES. by 2030 end the epidemics 3.3 of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, Why does SDG3 matter WATER-BORNE DISEASES, and to local governments? other communicable diseases The provision of clean water and sanitation is essential to lowering infant, child and maternal mortality. Local governments in urban areas by 2020 halve global must be particularly vigilant as urban rates of child mortality areas 3.6 deaths and injuries from are stagnating in many countries. Local governments can address this ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS by slum improvement programmes and by increasing access to basic services for the urban poor. by 2030 ensure universal HIV/AIDs are increasingly being understood as a local governance 3.7 access to SEXUAL AND issue. Urban areas are often the nexus for the spread of HIV/AIDS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE because of their high population density, transport hubs, and SERVICES, including for family prevalence of vulnerable groups. Local governments can play an planning, information and important role in identifying local needs, mainstreaming HIV/AIDS education, and the integration of activities across departments, and coordinating prevention and reproductive health into national response activities. Many local governments provide education and strategies and programmes information and services to prevent HIV/AIDS. Local governments can use urban planning and public transport to by 2030 substantially reduce air pollution, foster healthy lifestyles and prevent deaths from 3.9 reduce the number road traffic accidents. of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, Local governments can contribute to the reduction of deaths caused water, and soil POLLUTION AND by water and soil pollution through effective natural resource CONTAMINATION management and environmental protection

OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: • Financing for Development • Beijing +20 • Habitat III • Climate Change SDG 04 2 RELATED This goal is about enabling everyone to study, learn, MDG ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL and fulfil their full potential PRIMARY EDUCATION

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by 2030, ensure that all girls and 4.1 boys complete free, equitable ENSURE INCLUSIVE and quality PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AND EQUITABLE QUALITY EDUCATION leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes EDUCATION by 2030 ensure that all girls and AND PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNING 4.2 boys have access to quality EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, CARE AND PRE- OPPORTUNITIES PRIMARY EDUCATION so that they are ready FOR ALL POTENTIAL. for primary education by 2030 ensure EQUAL ACCESS FOR 4.3 ALL WOMEN AND MEN to affordable quality technical, vocational and tertiary Why does SDG4 matter education, including university to local governments? by 2030, increase by x% the number Education, particularly at primary level, is a direct responsibility of 4.4 of youth and adults who have relevant local governments in many countries. This means local governments skills, including TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS, for employment, decent jobs and will be called on to help achieve SDG4. entrepreneurship Local governments are well-placed to identify and tackle the barriers to school attendance in our communities. by 2030, eliminate gender disparities 4.5 in education and ensure EQUAL Local governments can integrate technical and vocational training ACCESS TO ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION programmes into local economic development strategies, making and vocational training for the vulnerable, sure training is valuable to labour market opportunities into account. including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and children in vulnerable situations Local governments are particularly well-placed to reach out to vulnerable and marginalized individuals and communities by 2030 ensure all learners acquire and to ensure they have access to education and training that meet 4.7 knowledge and skills needed to their needs. promote sustainable development, including among others through EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT and sustainable OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, • Financing for Development • Beijing +20 • Habitat III promotion of a culture of peace and non- violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

A BUILD AND UPGRADE EDUCATION 4.a FACILITIES that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all SDG 05 3 This goal is about ending violence and discrimination against RELATED MDG women and girls and making sure they have equal opportunities PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND in all areas of life EMPOWER WOMEN

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end ALL FORMS OF 5.1 DISCRIMINATION against all women and girls everywhere

ACHIEVE eliminate all forms of VIOLENCE 5.2 AGAINST ALL WOMEN and girls in public and private spheres, GENDER including trafficking and sexual and EQUALITY AND EMPOWER ALL other types of exploitation WOMEN AND GIRLS. eliminate all harmful practices, 5.3 such as child, early and FORCED MARRIAGE AND FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATIONS

Why does SDG5 matter recognize and value unpaid to local governments? 5.4 care and domestic work through the PROVISION OF PUBLIC Local governments can act as a model for gender equality and the SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE AND empowerment of women through non-discriminatory service provision SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES, to citizens and fair employment practices. and the PROMOTION OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY within the household Local governments are on the frontline of identifying and tackling and the family as nationally appropriate violence and harmful practices against women. Urban planning (particularly the creation and maintenance of public spaces) and ensure women’s full and local policing are both essential tools in tackling these issues. Local 5.5 effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership AT governments also have a role to play in providing services to women ALL LEVELS OF DECISION-MAKING IN affected by violence. POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND PUBLIC LIFE Regional and governments and rural municipalities can identify and tackle barriers to women’s equal access to land control and ownership. undertake reforms to give 5.a women EQUAL RIGHTS TO Getting more women into elected office at local level is a top priority ECONOMIC RESOURCES, as well in terms of empowering women, both as a goal in its own right, and as access to OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OVER LAND and other because local politics is often the first step to regional and national forms of property, financial services, office. Female leaders in local government can challenge gender inheritance, and natural resources in stereotypes and set an example to young girls. accordance with national lawslife Local governments can mainstream gender equality across all areas adopt and strengthen SOUND of their work in order to tackle the multiple barriers to women’s 5.c POLICIES AND ENFORCEABLE empowerment. LEGISLATION for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: of all women and girls at all levels • Financing for Development • Beijing +20 • Habitat III SDG 06 7 RELATED MDG This goal is about making sure everyone has access to clean ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL drinking water and toilet facilities SUSTAINABILITY

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by 2030, achieve universal and 6.1 equitable access to SAFE AND ENSURE AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER for all by 2030, achieve access AVAILABILITY AND 6.2 to adequate and equitable SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF SANITATION and hygiene for all, and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and WATER AND SANITATION girls and those in vulnerable situations FOR ALL. by 2030, improve water quality 6.3 by REDUCING POLLUTION, eliminating dumping and minimising release of hazardous chemicals and Why does SDG6 matter materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater, and to local governments? INCREASING RECYCLING AND SAFE REUSE by x% [to be decided] globally Ensuring access to clean water and sanitation is usually a responsibility of local governments, and relies on effective local governance, natural resource management, and urban planning. by 2030, substantially increase 6.4 WATER-USE EFFICIENCY across The challenges involved can vary hugely at sub-national level, particularly all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater between urban and rural areas. to address water scarcity, and substantially reduce the number of In urban areas, the main challenge is often a lack of access to basic people suffering from water scarcity services in informal settlements, or high prices and a lack of quality control of water from private vendors. In rural areas, water may be free, by 2030 implement but it may involve long journeys to and from the source, and may be INTEGRATED 6.5 WATER RESOURCES contaminated. MANAGEMENT AT ALL LEVELS, including through transboundary Local governments have a role to play in improving water quality cooperation as appropriate through environmental protection measures and sustainable solid waste management. by 2020 protect and restore Integrated water resources management requires horizontal cooperation 6.6 water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, in planning and environmental policy between municipalities and wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes regions across borders. Local governments are ideally placed to support participatory management of water and sanitation by communities, support and strengthen the including slum-dwellers. 6.b PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES for improving water and OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: sanitation management • Financing for Development • Climate Change • Habitat III SDG 07 7 RELATED MDG This goal is about making sure everyone has access ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL to green energy SUSTAINABILITY

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by 2030 ensure 7.1 UNIVERSAL ACCESS to affordable, reliable, and ENSURE ACCESS modern energy services

TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, increase substantially SUSTAINABLE AND MODERN 7.2 the share of RENEWABLE ENERGY in the ENERGY FOR ALL. global energy mix by 2030

double the global rate Why does SDG7 matter 7.3 of improvement in to local governments? ENERGY EFFICIENCY by 2030 Local governments are often best placed to identify gaps in access to affordable energy among vulnerable groups in our communities. Local governments can contribute to energy efficiency directly by investing in energy efficient buildings and green energy sources in public institutions (government offices, schools, etc.) and by introducing sustainability criteria into our procurement practices. Such initiatives can have the added advantage of reducing public spending on energy. In cities, local transport and urban planning policies, as well as new ‘smart city’ technologies, can have a significant impact on energy efficiency and carbon emissions.

OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: • Financing for Development •Climate Change • Habitat III SDG 08 1 RELATED MDG This goal is about creating decent jobs and economic ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY opportunities for everyone AND HUNGER

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promote development- 8.3 oriented policies that support productive activities, DECENT JOB PROMOTE SUSTAINED, CREATION, entrepreneurship, INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION, and encourage FORMALISATION and growth of micro-, small- and medium- ECONOMIC GROWTH sized enterprises including through FULL AND PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT access to financial services AND DECENT WORK FOR ALL. by 2030 achieve full and 8.5 productive employment and DECENT WORK FOR ALL WOMEN AND MEN, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and EQUAL Why does SDG8 matter PAY FOR WORK OF EQUAL VALUE to local governments? by 2020 substantially reduce Local governments can generate growth and employment from the 8.6 the proportion of YOUTH not bottom up through local economic development strategies that harness in employment, education or training the unique resources and opportunities in our territories. take immediate and effective Local governments can identify children at risk of child labour and 8.7 measures to secure the work to ensure they attend school. We can also work in partnership prohibition and elimination of the with the informal sector to improve their working conditions and social worst forms of CHILD LABOUR, protections, and to encourage formalisation where appropriate. eradicate FORCED LABOUR, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms Local governments can act as an example in providing safe and secure including recruitment and use of child working environments, and in guaranteeing equal pay for equal work. We soldiers can also include these practices as part of our procurement criteria when working with the private and third sectors. protect labour rights and 8.8 promote SAFE AND SECURE Local governments are best placed to work with communities to assess WORKING ENVIRONMENTS of all the benefits and costs of tourism in our areas and to develop strategic workers, including migrant workers, plans to ensure activity in this sector is sustainable. particularly women migrants, and those in precarious employment OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: • Financing for Development • Beijing +20 • Habitat III by 2030 devise and implement • for Culture 8.9 policies to promote SUSTAINABLE TOURISM WHICH CREATES JOBS, PROMOTES LOCAL CULTURE AND PRODUCTS SDG 09 7 RELATED MDGS This goal is about making sure everyone has the ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL infrastructure they need to connect to the rest of the world SUSTAINABILITY

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develop quality, reliable, 9.1 sustainable and resilient BUILD RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE, including regional and trans-border INFRASTRUCTURE , infrastructure, to support economic development and PROMOTE INCLUSIVE AND human wellbeing, with a focus on AFFORDABLE AND EQUITABLE SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIALISATION ACCESS FOR ALL AND FOSTER INNOVATION. increase the access of 9.3 small-scale industrial and other enterprises, particularly in Why does SDG9 matter developing countries, to financial services including affordable to local governments? credit and their INTEGRATION Regional and metropolitan governments are particularly important in INTO VALUE CHAINS AND developing and maintaining infrastructure to serve urban areas and to MARKETS link them up with their surrounding territories. Local governments can include the promotion of small-scale industry significantly increase and start-ups in their local economic development strategies, taking 9.C ACCESS TO ICT and into account local resources, needs and markets. strive to provide universal and affordable ACCESS TO INTERNET in We can identify gaps in access to ICT and the internet in our LDCs by 2020 communities and take steps to bridge them, particularly through provision in public spaces such as libraries. OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: • Financing for Development • Habitat III • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 •Climate Change SDG 10 1 RELATED MDG This goal is about reducing the gap between the richest ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY and the poorest AND HUNGER

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by 2030 progressively 10.1 achieve and sustain INCOME GROWTH OF THE BOTTOM 40% of the population at a rate REDUCE higher than the national average

INEQUALITY by 2030 empower and WITHIN AND AMONG 10.2 promote the SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL COUNTRIES. INCLUSION of all irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status Why does SDG10 matter ensure equal opportunity to local governments? 10.3 and reduce inequalities Local governments are essential to the reduction of inequality within of outcome, including through countries. It will be vital to channel resources to local governments in ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATORY the most deprived areas, and to build our capacities to identify and tackle LAWS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES poverty and exclusion. and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and actions in Local governments have a particular role to play in political inclusion at this regard local level. We can promote the participation of minority and traditionally underrepresented groups in public consultation processes, and in standing for elected office. adopt policies especially 10.4 FISCAL, WAGE, AND Local governments can implement best practices in terms of equality SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES and non-discrimination in our own institutions and operations, and progressively achieve greater as well as making these criteria in our procurement of goods and equality services. We also have the responsibility to provide public services in a non-discriminatory way. facilitate orderly, safe, Local governments can include progressive local taxation in our 10.7 regular and responsible fiscal policy and dedicate local budgets to boosting the employment MIGRATION and mobility of people, opportunities and income of the poorest households in our communities. including through implementation of planned and well-managed OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: migration policies • Financing for Development • Habitat III • Beijing +20 SDG 11 7 RELATED MDG This goal is about putting cities at the heart of sustainable ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL development in an urbanizing world SUSTAINABILITY

MAKE CITIES AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INCLUSIVE, SAFE, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE.

Why does SDG11 matter to local governments? This goal directly calls on mayors and city governments also vital to the reduction of cities’ environmental impact. to play our role in the Post-2015 Agenda. Many cities are treasure troves of cultural heritage. Local governments are vital in defining, identifying and The rapid urbanization of many cities in the global south protecting tangible and intangible urban cultural heritage has led to the growth of slums. City governments must for future generations. develop strategic urban plans to prevent their growth and work with slum-dwellers to improve conditions and Cities, particularly coastal cities, are already facing the provide basic services where slums already exist. Access impact of climate change. It is vital that local governments to affordable housing is also an issue in many of the take action to mitigate the effects of climate change and richest cities in the world; city governments must regulate to protect the most vulnerable in our communities from land and housing markets to guarantee the right to the effects of natural disasters. housing to their poorest residents. Finally, we know that no city is an island. Urban City governments have responsibility for promoting the governments must cooperate with our rural and regional use of public transport in urban areas in order to improve counterparts to make sure that cities work in harmony road safety and reduce emissions. It is also our job to with the rural areas on which they depend for food and provide citizens with safe, green public spaces, such as natural resources. parks, squares and gardens. In the context of rapid global urbanization, participatory urban planning is more important than ever if we are to OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: prevent urban sprawl, tackle segregation, and reduce • Financing for Development • Habitat III •Climate Change carbon emissions in cities. Sustainable solid waste • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 management, with an emphasis on reuse and recycling, is • Agenda 21 for Culture SDG 11

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by 2030, ensure access for by 2030, reduce the adverse per 11.1 all to adequate, safe and 11.6 capita ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT affordable HOUSING AND BASIC OF CITIES, including by paying special SERVICES, and upgrade slums attention to AIR QUALITY, municipal and other WASTE MANAGEMENT by 2030, provide access to 11.2 safe, affordable, accessible by 2030, provide universal access and systems 11.7 to safe, inclusive and accessible, for all, improving road safety, notably GREEN AND PUBLIC SPACES, particularly by expanding PUBLIC TRANSPORT, for women and children, older persons and with special attention to the needs of persons with disabilities those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and support positive economic, older persons 11.a social and environmental LINKS BETWEEN URBAN, PERI-URBAN by 2030 enhance AND RURAL AREAS by strengthening 11.3 inclusive and sustainable national and regional development URBANIZATION and capacities planning for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement by 2020, increase by x% the PLANNING and management in all 11.b number of cities and human countries settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards strengthen efforts to protect inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation 11.4 and safeguard the world’s and adaptation to CLIMATE CHANGE, CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE RESILIENCE TO DISASTERS, develop and implement in line with the forthcoming Hyogo Framework holistic DISASTER RISK by 2030 significantly reduce MANAGEMENT at all levels 11.5 the number of deaths and the number of affected people and decrease by y% the economic losses support least developed relative to GDP caused by disasters, 11.c countries, including through including water-related DISASTERS, financial and technical assistance, for with the focus on protecting the poor sustainable and resilient BUILDINGS and people in vulnerable situations UTILIZING LOCAL MATERIALS SDG 12 7 RELATED MDG This goal is about reducing our impact on the planet by only ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL producing and consuming what we need SUSTAINABILITY

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by 2030 achieve sustainable 12.2 management and EFFICIENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

ENSURE SUSTAINABLE by 2030 halve per capita 12.3 global FOOD WASTE at the CONSUMPTION retail and consumer level, and reduce food losses along production and supply chains including post-harvest AND PRODUCTION losses PATTERNS. by 2020 achieve 12.4 environmentally SOUND MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS AND ALL WASTES throughout their life Why does SDG12 matter cycle in accordance with agreed international frameworks and to local governments? significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil to minimize their Local and regional governments can support short supply chains, thereby adverse impacts on human health reducing transport and carbon emissions, through land management, and the environment infrastructure, urban planning, education and training, and public markets. by 2030, substantially We have a particular role to play in fostering the sustainable consumption 12.5 reduce waste generation through prevention, REDUCTION, and production of energy and water, which we can do using a wide variety RECYCLING, AND REUSE of tools, from urban planning to the use of block unit pricing mechanisms. As consumers of goods and services, local and regional governments can promote PUBLIC establish procurement criteria that take waste and carbon emissions from 12.7 PROCUREMENT practices that are sustainable in accordance potential providers into account. with national policies and priorities As the level of government closest to the people, we are well-placed to raise citizens’ awareness of the importance of sustainable production and by 2030 ensure that people consumption and to equip them with the knowledge and tools to reduce 12.8 everywhere have the relevant information and AWARENESS their environmental footprint. for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature Local and regional governments should be key partners in developing and implementing tools to monitor the impact of tourism in our jurisdictions, and in working to make sure tourism creates jobs and promotes local develop and implement 12.b tools to monitor culture while limiting waste and carbon emissions sustainable development impacts for SUSTAINABLE TOURISM WHICH OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: CREATES JOBS, PROMOTES LOCAL CULTURE AND PRODUCTS • Financing for Development, Habitat III • Climate Change •Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 SDG 13 7 RELATED MDG This goal is about dealing with the effects ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL of global warming SUSTAINABILITY

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strengthen RESILIENCE 13.1 and adaptive capacity to climate related hazards and TAKE URGENT ACTION natural disasters in all countries

TO COMBAT improve education, 13.3 AWARENESS RAISING CLIMATE CHANGE and human and institutional capacity on climate change AND ITS IMPACTS. mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning

Why does SDG13 matter promote mechanisms 13.b for raising capacities to local governments? for effective CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED PLANNING AND Local and regional governments, especially in cities, are often on MANAGEMENT, in LDCs, including the frontline of dealing with the effects of climate change. It is vital focusing on women, youth, local that our capacities to deal with climate related hazards and natural and marginalized communities disasters are strengthened so that we can protect our communities, particularly the most vulnerable. Local leaders have a history of leading from the bottom up in combatting climate change and of raising awareness at local level. It is essential that local governments, particularly in the most vulnerable cities, integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation into urban and regional planning to reduce the emissions of our cities and increase their resilience to environmental shocks.

OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: • Financing for Development •Habitat III • Climate Change •Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 • carbonn Cities Climate Registry (cCCR) • Compact of Mayors SDG 14 7 RELATED MDG This goal is about protecting ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL our coasts and oceans SUSTAINABILITY

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by 2025, prevent and 14.1 significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, particularly from LAND-BASED CONSERVE AND SUSTAINABLY ACTIVITIES, including marine USE THE OCEANS , debris and nutrient pollution SEAS AND MARINE RESOURCES by 2020, sustainably 14.2 manage and FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. protect marine and COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their Why does SDG14 matter restoration, to achieve healthy to local governments? and productive oceans Almost 80 per cent of the pollution in the oceans comes from land-based activities, both in coastal areas and further inland. by 2020, CONSERVE AT LEAST 10 PER CENT OF Many of the world’s largest cities are located on the coast and many 14.5 COASTAL AND MARINE AREAS, coastal cities discharge sewage, industrial effluent and other wastewater consistent with national and directly into their surrounding seas. international law and based However, protecting our oceans and coasts is not just the responsibility of on best available scientific coastal cities. Any urban activity within river basins can affect the oceans, information such as the discharge of sewage or industrial wastes into rivers. Worldwide, two-thirds of the sewage from urban areas is discharged provide access of SMALL- untreated into lakes, rivers and coastal waters. Urban sanitation and solid 14.b SCALE ARTISANAL waste management are essential to reducing coastal zone pollution, as is FISHERS to marine resources collaboration between municipalities and at regional level. and markets Coastal cities must develop and implement planning and building regulations to prevent construction in unsuitable areas of the coast.

OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: • Financing for Development, Habitat III • Climate Change • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 SDG 15 7 RELATED MDG This goal is about protecting ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL our natural resources and wildlife SUSTAINABILITY

Relevant targets for local governments PROTECT, RESTORE by 2020 ensure AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE 15.1 conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and USE OF TERRESTRIAL inland FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS and their services, in particular ECOSYSTEMS , SUSTAINABLY MANAGE forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations FORESTS, COMBAT DESERTIFICATION, AND under international agreements HALT AND REVERSE LAND DEGRADATION AND HALT BIODIVERSITY LOSS. by 2020, promote the 15.2 implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded FORESTS, and increase Why does SDG15 matter afforestation and reforestation by to local governments? x% globally

Local governments’ role as service providers (especially of water, take urgent and significant sanitation, and solid waste management), coupled with our ability to 15.5 action to reduce incentivize behavioural change in our communities, puts us in a unique degradation of natural habitat, position to protect natural resources and habitats. halt the loss of BIODIVERSITY, and by 2020 protect and prevent the We are in a unique position to coordinate the partnerships with the EXTINCTION of threatened species private sector and communities that are necessary at local level for the complex task of integrated water resources management. by 2020, integrate Local and regional governments should ensure that biodiversity 15.9 ecosystems and conservation is an integral part of urban planning and development biodiversity values into national and strategy. We should also use our local knowledge to help to implement LOCAL PLANNING, development the ‘polluter pays’ principle on the ground. processes and poverty reduction strategies, and accounts Biodiversity conservation often requires cooperation between municipalities across their borders, for example in the creation of transboundary, biodiversity and wildlife corridors. mobilize significantly 15.b RESOURCES FROM Community-based participation and management, facilitated by local ALL SOURCES AND AT ALL governments, is a powerful tool to halt biodiversity loss and prevent LEVELS to finance sustainable extinction. forest management, and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance sustainable OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: forest management, including for • Financing for Development • Climate Change conservation and reforestation • Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 SDG 16

This goal is about keeping people safe and making sure that government works effectively and fairly

Relevant targets for local governments PROMOTE PEACEFUL AND INCLUSIVE significantly reduce all 16.1 forms of VIOLENCE and SOCIETIES FOR SUSTAINABLE related death rates everywhere

DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDE ACCESS TO substantially reduce JUSTICE FOR ALL AND BUILD EFFECTIVE, 16.5 CORRUPTION and ACCOUNTABLE AND bribery in all its forms

INCLUSIVE INSTITUTIONS AT ALL LEVELS. develop EFFECTIVE, 16.6 ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT INSTITUTIONS at all levels Why does SDG16 matter to local governments? ensure RESPONSIVE, 16.7 INCLUSIVE, This goal calls on local governments to become more effective and PARTICIPATORY AND accountable to our citizens. This requires us to tackle corruption and REPRESENTATIVE DECISION- increase the public’s access to information. MAKING at all levels For decades, local governments have led the way in experimenting with new forms of participatory decision-making, such as participatory ensure public ACCESS budgeting and planning. This goal calls on us to expand these efforts 16.10 TO INFORMATION and and become even more responsive to our communities, making sure no protect fundamental freedoms, group is excluded. in accordance with national legislation and international In an increasingly urbanizing world, reducing violence in urban areas agreements will be increasingly important in the quest for global peace and security.

OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: • Financing for Development • Habitat III SDG 17 8 RELATED MDG This goal is about working together at global level to achieve the GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SDGs and make the Post-2015 Agenda a reality DEVELOPMENT

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strengthen domestic resource 17.1 mobilisation, including through international support to developing countries to improve STRENGTHEN THE MEANS OF domestic capacity for TAX AND OTHER REVENUE COLLECTION

IMPLEMENTATION AND REVITALISE enhance 17.14 POLICY COHERENCE for THE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP sustainable development FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. enhance the GLOBAL 17.16 PARTNERSHIP for sustainable development complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilise and share knowledge, expertise, technologies Why does SDG17 matter and financial resources to support to local governments? the achievement of sustainable development goals in all countries, Local tax and revenue generation must play its part in financing particularly developing countries sustainable development. encourage and promote It is at the local level that coherent policies can be developed to 17.17 effective public, address the multiple challenges of poverty reduction and sustainable public-private, and civil society PARTNERSHIPS, building on the development. experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships Local governments are in the ideal position to encourage and facilitate partnerships between public bodies, the private sector and civil society in by 2020, enhance capacity our communities. 17.18 building support to developing countries, including for Local governments have been collaborating internationally for over one LDCs and SIDS, to increase significantly hundred years as part of the international municipal movement. We are the availability of HIGH-QUALITY, ready and willing to take a seat at the global table. TIMELY AND RELIABLE DATA disaggregated by income, gender, Reliable local data will be an essential tool to monitor sub-national age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, variations in progress and in targeting resources to make sure that no- disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in one is left behind. national contexts

OTHER RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL AGENDAS: by 2030, build on existing initiatives to • Financing for Development • Habitat III 17.19 develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement GDP, and support STATISTICAL CAPACITY BUILDING in developing countries ALL SDGS ARE LOCAL: TOWARDS AN ACTION AGENDA IN HABITAT III NEW YORK 27 SEPTEMBER 2015 STATEMENT DELIVERED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT NETWORKS GATHERED AROUND THE GLOBAL TASKFORCE LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS CELEBRATE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

governments have actively participated. Acknowledging We, Mayors, Presidents of regional the vital role of local and regional governments in the governments and representatives of achievement of the Agenda will enable us to mobilize local stakeholders and to create new partnerships, based our associations gathered in New York, on a common understanding of our shared humanity. celebrate the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Local governments and their associations need to be the acknowledgement of the role that strengthened to engage in the implementation process, cities and sub-national governments both in the definition and implementation. All local need to play in all its dimensions, governments need to have the means and the capacity to improve administration, anticipate demands, plan and particularly Goal 11 and Goal 16. implement solutions. Peer-to-peer review among local governments has proven to be a very effective way of achieving strengthened local governments. The challenges Recalling the statements of the Global Taskforce from faced are universal and need to be addressed together by 2012 to 2015, in particular our joint statement with all territories big and small and in all countries, including all Major Groups on the need for stand-alone goal on small island developing states (SIDS). sustainable urbanization, the recommendations of the Global Consultation on Localization, our work together Citizens in the driver’s seat under the Urban Campaign, and the Lyon Declaration on We will need to ensure that citizens are involved in Climate and Territories, the decisions that affect their future. “Effective, accountable and transparent institutions” and We want to share with you, the citizens ”responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative we serve, the international community, decision-making at all levels” require a clear our partners and our governments, the institutional framework, reinforced management and following commitments and convictions: planning capacities, participatory mechanisms and regular financial negotiations between all levels of Territories are where livelihoods are guaranteed government and local communities to define priorities We emphasize that cities and territories are where women and move to action. Subsidiarity must be promoted and men, girls and boys, live, where they work to create as a vehicle to strengthen democracy and territorial their livelihoods and where dreams are made. They are cohesion in strong partnership with civil society and where poverty and inequalities are tackled, where health other stakeholders, including the private sector. and education services are provided, where ecosystems are protected, and human rights must be guaranteed. No success without a fairer distribution of resources and investment The achievement of all SDGs requires local action We know that massive public and private investments We, local and regional leaders the world round, are will be necessary to improve resilient infrastructures and convinced that, by giving specific attention to the access to basic services in cities and territories, address localization of all goals, particularly to sustainable inequalities, support local economies, promote culture urbanization in SDG 11 and building effective, as driver of development, cope with the impact of climate accountable and inclusive institutions under SDG 16, the change, and build the cities that will host 2.5 billion new new agenda is triggering the type of transformation in urban residents over the next three decades, mostly in our joint action that will lead to the world we want. developing countries. The “city must be able to better finance the city” through the mobilization of endogenous All the SDGs have a local dimension that is essential to resources and improved access to financing. their achievement. We, as political leaders, with a direct This includes the need for all residents, including local mandate from citizens, have a responsibility to contribute and international businesses paying their fair share to the achievement of all of the SDGs. of national and local taxes. This includes also access for local governments to new financing mechanisms, in The 2030 Agenda is a product of unprecedented global partnership with private sector and local communities. consultation and dialogue, in which local and regional However, public financing will continue to play a critical role in financing basic services and infrastructures, improve the management of our territories, and we will particularly in less developed countries. This implies continue innovating and learning from one another. This finally as well a fairer distribution of national resources will also be critical in the follow-up and review process to between territories and a better targeting of ODA to the 2030 Agenda, and the envisaged review of progress support basic services in less developed countries. at sub-national level. We will bring the lessons we have learned to the Climate Negotiations in COP 21 and to the We accordingly welcome the commitment to scaling Habitat III Conference in Quito, through the Second World up international cooperation to strengthen capacities Assembly of Local and Regional Governments. of municipalities and other local authorities and the strong focus on sub-national financing mechanism in the The Second World Assembly of Local and Regional Addis Ababa Action Agenda, which forms the means of Governments implementation of the 2030 Agenda. We look forward to We, the inheritors of the hundred-year-old international governments, at national and international level, giving municipal movement, created by and for local concrete effect to this commitment. governments, are organizing the Second World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments in 2016. The Assembly Solidarity, dignity and peace will build on the capacity of cities with longstanding We believe the 2030 Agenda should enable individuals international traditions of decentralized cooperation, to live and be what they choose, and encourage them to and on the independent national, continental and be mindful of the consequences of their actions and their global associations of local governments. The Assembly responsibility towards the commons. This will only be will be organized through our democratic structures possible if we bridge the distance between citizens and of representation and will be a joined-up platform their governments, building trust between people and where local voices can be transmitted and where government, through a dialogue that leads to tolerance, recommendations and decisions will be made on relevant understanding and sustainable peace. global agendas.

Citizens understand that the cities and territories they New partnerships with local leadership live in do not exist in isolation, but are influenced by We call for the national governments, international global phenomena, particularly environmental challenges. institutions, the academic world and our development There is a new understanding of citizenship with a strong partners, to join us and to foster new partnerships with global dimension that links our destinies and needs to local political leaders and civil society in decision-making. be anchored locally. Constructing societies based on cultural diversity, solidarity, equality and accountability from the bottom up will be a guarantee of resilience and We, local and regional government leaders sustainability. It will help us face humanitarian crises gathered in New York today, are fully committed that will need to be addressed all over the world if the to the success of the 2030 Agenda and , call for sustainable development goals are to be met. a new Global Governance Architecture under a renewed System with enhanced From goals to actions; localizing the agenda participation of stakeholders in general, and the We need to transform the 2030 Agendas into policies and recognition of local and regional governments as concrete actions at local level. We will tirelessly work to governmental stakeholders in particular.

DELIVERED BY Dr. Kadir Topbaşş, Mayor of Istanbul, President of UCLG · Mr. Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan, Co-President of UCLG · Mr. Kgosiento David Ramokgopa, Executive Mayor of Tshwane · Ms. Fatimetou Abdel Malick, Mayor of Tevragh-Zeina, President of REFELA · Rev. Mpho Moruakgomo, President of Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA), Vice-President of UCLG, Bureau Member of CLGF · Ms. Michèle Sabban, Councilor of the Île-de-France region, President of FMDV, President of R20 · Mr. Khalifa Sall, Mayor of Dakar, President of UCLGA · Illiza Binti Saaduddin Djamal, Mayor of Banda Aceh · Mr. Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener, Deputy Treasurer of UCLG · Ms. Célestine Ketcha Courtes, Mayor of Bangangté, UCLG’s Development Cooperation Champion · Mr. Thabo Manyoni, Mayor of Mangaung, SALGA Chairperson · Mr. Mpho Nawa, Executive Mayor of the West Rand District Municipality, SALGA Deputy Chairperson · Mr. Ronan Dantec, Councilor of Nantes, Senator for the Loire-Atlantique Region, UCLG Spokesperson on Climate Change · Mr. Bernard Soulage, Vice-President, Rhône-Alpes region, France · Mr. Paúl Carrasco, President of Azuay Province, President of FOGAR · Mr. Gustavo Petro Urrego, Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia · Mr. Parks Tau, Mayor of Johannesburg, Metropolis VP for Post-2015 Summit, Member of the C40 Steering Committee · Ms. Pam O’Connor, council member of Santa Monica, North American Chair of ICLEI · Ms. Mireia Cañellas, Sustainable Development Manager, Government of Catalonia, nrg4SD representative.

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